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La Sportiva Nucleo High II GTX Hiking Boot vs La Sportiva Ultra Raptor II

Weight and specs compared for 2026 — and which one to choose.

No winner on weight yet. Some brands publish the weight of one shoe, others the weight of a pair, and we have not yet confirmed which one applies to the La Sportiva Nucleo High II GTX Hiking Boot. Until it is checked against the maker's own figure, the numbers below are not a fair comparison, so choose on fit, features and price.
Spec La Sportiva Nucleo High II GTX Hiking Boot La Sportiva Ultra Raptor II
Weight 952 g · 0.952 kg · 2.10 lb
as listed — one shoe or a pair, not yet confirmed
 710 g · 0.710 kg · 1.57 lb
per pair (medium-sized pair)
Brand La Sportiva La Sportiva
Category Footwear Footwear
La Sportiva Nucleo High II GTX Hiking Boot
952 g as listed

Mid-duty waterproof backpacking boot with Gore-Tex Surround® technology. Multi-directional ankle support and advanced traction lug pattern for stability on vari...

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La Sportiva Ultra Raptor II
710 g

Technical trail running shoe for mountain terrain.

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La Sportiva Nucleo High II GTX Hiking Boot vs La Sportiva Ultra Raptor II: which should you buy?

We list the La Sportiva Nucleo High II GTX Hiking Boot at 952 g and the La Sportiva Ultra Raptor II at 710 g, but that is not enough to call one lighter: one of these numbers may be a single shoe and the other a pair. We are checking every weight in the database against the maker's own page. Once the La Sportiva Nucleo High II GTX Hiking Boot is confirmed, this page will say which one wins on weight.

See where both rank against everything else in this category on the lightest footwear page, or browse the full gear weight database.

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